[Training] In the Shadow of Another.

[kazumaru]

kazumaru said:

Kagemane no Jutsu, (Shadow Imitation Technique)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: The signature move of the Nara family, this jutsu allows the user to control their own shadow and merge it with their opponent's shadow, combining them. This links the movements of the user with the target; the target is subsequently forced to make any movement the user makes. It is an extremely versatile technique, as the user can contract and change the shape of their shadow, potentially grabbing multiple targets at once. The degree to which the user's shadow can be stretched is limited by its total surface area.
Special: Seals are used but unknown.
Drawback: Must Be Learned Multiple times in order to truly achieve something grand.
Description: Using the shadows of other objects, the user can extend their shadow beyond its normal range. The amount of time for which an opponent can be held is limited by the user's chakra, since the user must constantly maintain the jutsu. The jutsu is also more difficult to maintain at greater ranges or for multiple opponents, since the user's shadow must be stretched constantly. At closer ranges, it requires considerably less effort on the user's part. Additionally, the target can force their way free with enough effort, though the amount of effort required to do so is considerable. There are two tables or understandings for this technique that consists of the Difficulty class of the User as well as the Opponent, and as to how far the user is capable of using this technique. When first learned the user is only capable of using this technique at a distance of ten meters. Each time this technique is learned the distance increases by another Ten Meters. The user is capable of making their shadow split and by doing so takes up the distance of the total form of the original technique. This means that if a user has this technique to where they can use thirty meters and wishes to make this technique split to three shadows the maximum distance is ten meters per shadow.

Difficulty on Escaping: If the user is the same Difficulty Class as that of the opponent, it takes five rounds for the user to be capable of escaping if they try to escape the whole time. For every rank higher the user is from the opponent the technique lasts for one more round. For every rank the user is below the opponent the number of rounds decrease by one. Now for every two people you trap the technique decreases by holding by one round. This means that if you are a D-Difficulty Class, fighting against two D-Difficulty classes and achieved to where you have caught both of them, you can only hold them for four rounds.
Limit: Nara Clan Technique

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OOC: I've been gone for a while, inactive, trouble with school, and things like that... but i plan to be very active this time around. i'll be training on my Kagemane No Jutsu, working it up to the 20 meter level. wish me luck.

Kazumaru was exhausted. He had just woken up from the previous day, and regreted setting his alarm to 5:30 in the morning. Regaurdless, it was the best time to train for maximum results. Kazumaru, watching carefully the patterns of the village his entire life, had noticed that earlier in the morning, there was more sun, and less rain. Having less people around to annoy him was an added bonus, seeing as how he wasnt terribly sociable. The most useful thing about proceding to train at such hours, was the lack of clouds. clouds were always a factor in The Village Hidden In The Rain, seeing as how it rained often. Today, at this time, it wasnt raining, and the sun was glistening in the sky. Less clouds, for Kazumaru meant less shadows. Not very helpful in a combat situation, however, with less shadows to help kazumaru's reach with his Kagemane No Jutsu, the more challenging, and better for training it would be for kazumaru. With less shadows, Kazumaru would be forced to learn to stretch his shadow further. But what a drag, Kazumaru had to wake up so early to train... well, at least he would get used to it. He knew if he had asked his friend Anata Shesha to wake up, and train here with him, Ananta would be here earliar than even Kazumaru. But Kazumaru needed no human comfort. Not at this moment.

Focusing his chakra, Kazumaru began to accelerate movement in his shadow, preforming numorous excersizes. The shadow would shake, change shape, and even stretch itself, as Kazumaru prepared. His shadow was a little stiff, or rather, his chakra flow was. it was always worse first getting out of bed. The shadow twitched quickly, as if to be shaking itself out after the stretches, paused for a moment, then lashed out into two parts, preforming a pincer manuever on Kazumaru's target: a nearby stump. The strike reached, as Kazumaru then conjoined the two ends of the shadow, forming it back into one. "now, lets try a target a little further away..." he thought, as he looked at a large oak tree, averaging 15 meters from Kazumaru's posission. Just out of his reach. He let his shadow loose, stretching it to full capacity. he could feel his chakra draining, as he attempted to stretch his shadow... 10 meters.... 11 meters... Kazumaru gasped a large breath of air, and his shadow retracted back into place. With a grin, Kazumaru looked at the spot at which his shadow had stopped at. it was 1 meter longer than his normal distance. Not being overly proud of himself, Kazumaru made hand signs, and attempted the jutsu again. 9 meters... The shadow had stopped. 9 meters wasnt Kazumaru's normal distance, in fact, it was one less. retracting his shadow, and slumping, exhausted, against a tree, Kazumaru looked at the spot where his shadow had stopped, and became disgusted. Training, and accomplishments, were usually not things he held in high esteam. He left those for the hero's and fools who wished to make something of themselves... but at this, Kazumaru felt a slight pang of dissapointment. what would ananta think if he thought Kazumaru's ability was decreasing? that he may no longer be fit to protect him from constant taunting, or from enemies... real enemies... He felt a small responsibility for ananta, so he urged himself to stand. stand and try again, for one day, he too would make something of himself. Not a hero... not a fool... not even one who strives to protect the things he holds dear... but someone strong... yes, he would at least become that. And with that, Kazumaru stood.

[colbaltknight]

+7
7/30

[kazumaru]

Kazumaru was panting. Kagemane No Jutsu took alot of energy, and that wasnt good, especially when he wasnt at the top of his game. Distrought at his previous loss of progress, Kazumaru decided to step things up a bit. Now that it was a little later, animals had started to stir from their slumber. birds began to chirp, squirrels began to skitter across the clearings, in and out of trees... This was their only time of peace, Kazumaru knew that everything would soon be consumed by the rain... the annoying pitter-patter, and the spastic thunder and lightning arcing across the sky... what a spectical. Kazumaru, focused once again, and intent on a challenge, seached for a target... one that moved...
Darting across the clearing was a chipmunk, small, but nimble on its feet. Kazumaru flashed his handsigns and his shadow, immediately lashed out after the creature, stretching all the way from Kazumaru's frame.

Through bushes, and around trees and rocks, the chase ensued. The shadow, stretching and depleting in size to match Kazumaru's maximum reach of 10 meters. The chipmunk was getting tired; worn out, it ran to a large rock standing 5 feet, within the middle of the clearing, and stopped, feeling cornered. "success..." Kazumaru thought, grining slightly, his muscles flexing at the corners of his mouth.
as quickly as his grin came, it faded. he was out of reach, the chipmonk was directly past the maximum distance of Kazumaru's Kagemane No Jutsu. Paniking, Kazumaru ran senarios through his head over and over again, repeating different plans and tactics. How could he break the laws of his own limits? A thought quickly crossed his mind, and instantly after, the shadow on the other side of the rock slid slowly around to the chipmonk's posission. The chipmonk looked surprized (or at least, he thought he looked surprized... Kazumaru wasnt sure what sort of facial expressions chipmonks were capable of...), grew extreamly stiff, and stood up on its hind legs. The jutsu had caught its victem. kazumaru started to move his right arm up and down; the small rodent mimiced. As Kazumaru walked, so did the chipmunk. they were linked now. whatever happened to the chipmonk, happened to Kazumaru. Slightly amused, Kazumaru stared at the chipmonk, which reminded him of an annoying toddler, trying to mimic the ones he admired.

Finished with the creature, Kazumaru released it with a simple command, and it skittered off into the brush. He was drained, his muscles twitching, and sore from the ammount of chakra used in the chase. His weakness didnt phase Kazumaru much, and even though he didnt care for weakness, he didnt mind it. it was ignorable, and something that could be overcome. This is what he would accomplish. Heaving out and taking deep breaths, Kazumaru sat back, and folded his arms behind his head. laying there in the grass, he thought of what to do next... to extend his jutsu, and become more powerful... It was going to rain soon... he would watch the lightning after his training. the arks across the sky, moving like his shadow does during jutsu... the Yin in his Yang. The exact opposite... Kazumaru would watch the lightning...

[colbaltknight]

+6
13/30

[kazumaru]

Kazumaru realized he had fallen asleep. his training had be draining his chakra supply immensly. "best not to push it too far... that wont get you anywhere..." kazumaru said to himself, wiping the spittle from his left cheek that formulated as he slept. He sat upright, looking at the rain. blinking every so often as rain dropa hit his eyelids. it would be harder now, performing his jutsu... there were barely any shadows... he had the rain clouds to thank for that... none the less, he stood up, and grabbed various tools from his large canvas bag he had brought with him for his training. he pulled out various odd stitched items... patchwork or all kinds, stuffed with cotton. and then a wooden block, with five holes. he inserted each of the patchwork parts into the holes. the object in front of him now looked like a dummy, with a head, two arms, and two legs. Kazumaru then lifted the dummy, and sat it up against a tree. "thats good enough..." he said, and then took a few steps back.

Kazumaru took out a few senbon needles, and held them in his teeth. now he would work on strategies with his Kagemane no Jutsu... Forming the correct handsigns, his shadow slipped towards the dummy, catching it easily, because the opponent was obviously immobile... as the shadow formed around the practice dummy, it began to take the shape of kazumaru's stance, standing up when as kazumaru did after finishing the jutsu.

"now... since i have this dummy caught in my jutsu, it will do everything i do... which means if it were a real ninja, and i reached into my pack to grab a weapon to throw at it, it would do the same... also, if i threw the object, the enemy ninja would throw one too... either canceling out my projectile, or hitting me when it hit it... that wont do... so by preparing with tactics... and putting senbon needles in my mouth before using kagemane no jutsu... i've defeated the system... i'll reach for the senbon i'm holding in my teeth..." Kazumaru thought as he took the senbon from his mouth. the dummy made the same movements... though nothing was in its mouth... even though it had none... "and throw the senbon at the immobilized target... like so!"

he released the senbon. the dummy made the same movements, but nothing left its hand. releasing his shadow from the dummy, he noticed that his senbon needles had hit. one in the left shoulder, 2 in the right arm, 1 in the left, and 1 in the neck.

"whew... it worked... i'm such a genious..." kazumaru said, in a rather unimpressed voice. he walked over to the dummy and removed the 5 needles he had thrown, placing them back in his pack at his waist. sitting against the tree, Kazumaru was trying to contemplate more strategies he could use with this jutsu. other ways to put his enemies at a disadvantage.

kazumaru said:

Kagemane no Jutsu, (Shadow Imitation Technique)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: The signature move of the Nara family, this jutsu allows the user to control their own shadow and merge it with their opponent's shadow, combining them. This links the movements of the user with the target; the target is subsequently forced to make any movement the user makes. It is an extremely versatile technique, as the user can contract and change the shape of their shadow, potentially grabbing multiple targets at once. The degree to which the user's shadow can be stretched is limited by its total surface area.
Special: Seals are used but unknown.
Drawback: Must Be Learned Multiple times in order to truly achieve something grand.
Description: Using the shadows of other objects, the user can extend their shadow beyond its normal range. The amount of time for which an opponent can be held is limited by the user's chakra, since the user must constantly maintain the jutsu. The jutsu is also more difficult to maintain at greater ranges or for multiple opponents, since the user's shadow must be stretched constantly. At closer ranges, it requires considerably less effort on the user's part. Additionally, the target can force their way free with enough effort, though the amount of effort required to do so is considerable. There are two tables or understandings for this technique that consists of the Difficulty class of the User as well as the Opponent, and as to how far the user is capable of using this technique. When first learned the user is only capable of using this technique at a distance of ten meters. Each time this technique is learned the distance increases by another Ten Meters. The user is capable of making their shadow split and by doing so takes up the distance of the total form of the original technique. This means that if a user has this technique to where they can use thirty meters and wishes to make this technique split to three shadows the maximum distance is ten meters per shadow.

Difficulty on Escaping: If the user is the same Difficulty Class as that of the opponent, it takes five rounds for the user to be capable of escaping if they try to escape the whole time. For every rank higher the user is from the opponent the technique lasts for one more round. For every rank the user is below the opponent the number of rounds decrease by one. Now for every two people you trap the technique decreases by holding by one round. This means that if you are a D-Difficulty Class, fighting against two D-Difficulty classes and achieved to where you have caught both of them, you can only hold them for four rounds.
Limit: Nara Clan Technique

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[Spamato]

+6
19/30

[kazumaru]

The next phase of kazumaru's training... a target that can resist, and actually be a threat... he has to be able to know how to deal with foes using the Kagemane No Jutsu. but how? there was no one out here, and he was pretty sure that even if he asked someone, most people wouldnt want to be caught by his jutsu...

all of a sudden, everything clicked into place. he knew what he had to do. due to the constant rain in the village, there were puddles everywhere around the clearing. kazumaru took 5 steps to his right, and stopped, looming over a rather large puddle. staring down at the puddle, he saw his reflection staring back at him. just as a good author foreshadows things in a book, this moment was foreshadowing what Kazumaru was about to do. Forming various hand signs, Kazumaru began to perform the Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu, using the puddle as a medium.

As the hand signs were completed, the rain water from the puddles began to rise, and change into human form. now, the form standing in front of Kazumaru, was water, in the shape of a human. it was transparent, and flowing, like water often does. starting at the feet, the water began to gain color, and a more definate shape, all the way up to the head of the water clone. Instead of standing in front of a puddle, Kazumaru was now standing in front of an exact replica of himself.

"alright, i need you to fight me. give it your all. because i need to practice my jutsu on a more realistic target." Kazumaru stated

"are you serious? this is gunna be so boring..." muttered the clone

"oh well... you're the boss" it said as it backed up from kazumaru to a more defensible spot, with its hands still in its pockets.

"yeah... i know, it really sucks, but if i want to become a chunnin... well, i guess i have to put in SOME work... oh well..." said Kazumaru

"well then? come at me with all you've got." he said as the clone drew a kunai, and ran at him.

Kazumaru stood in a defensive position, calculating what he would to to entrap his clone. the clone struck first, with a right kick, catching Kazumaru a little by surprize, knocking him back. if he was going to capture the clone, he had to do better than this...

the clone came at him again, this time with a sweeping kick. Kazumaru jumped over the kick, only to be left open by a right hook from his clone. stumbling backwards, kazumaru looked at the clone in disbelief. since when were his clones such good fighters?

next, the clone thrust his kunai knife at kazumaru. Kazumaru couldnt let this hit. what would the others think if a ninja lost to his clone while training...? Kazumaru did a backwards flip kick, disarming the clone, and taking out his own kunai.

it was his chance. while the clone was stunned, Kazumaru would use the Kagemane No Jutsu, and destroy the clone. Forming the appropriate hand signs after landing from his flip, his shadow extended towards the stunned clone. the clone, astonished, tried to move out from the path of the shadow, but it was too late. not only was the thing standing in front of kazumaru a clone, but now it was a reflection once more. mimicking every move her made. Kazumaru took five steps towards the clone, who now looked very calm and submissive, knowing what was going to happen.

with the 5 steps kazumaru took, he was close enough to know he wouldnt miss... he threw the kunai at the unarmed clone, it mimicked, but it had nothing to throw. the kunai hit, and the clone burst into hundreds of tiny water molecules, forming another puddle in the clearing.

"Damn..." Kazumaru said "is my chakra drained so much that i could almost be defeated by my own clone...?"

disgusted, kazumaru laid down on the wet grass "i need some rest again... maybe when i wake up, i'll have enough chakra for one final excersize..."

kazumaru said:

Kagemane no Jutsu, (Shadow Imitation Technique)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: The signature move of the Nara family, this jutsu allows the user to control their own shadow and merge it with their opponent's shadow, combining them. This links the movements of the user with the target; the target is subsequently forced to make any movement the user makes. It is an extremely versatile technique, as the user can contract and change the shape of their shadow, potentially grabbing multiple targets at once. The degree to which the user's shadow can be stretched is limited by its total surface area.
Special: Seals are used but unknown.
Drawback: Must Be Learned Multiple times in order to truly achieve something grand.
Description: Using the shadows of other objects, the user can extend their shadow beyond its normal range. The amount of time for which an opponent can be held is limited by the user's chakra, since the user must constantly maintain the jutsu. The jutsu is also more difficult to maintain at greater ranges or for multiple opponents, since the user's shadow must be stretched constantly. At closer ranges, it requires considerably less effort on the user's part. Additionally, the target can force their way free with enough effort, though the amount of effort required to do so is considerable. There are two tables or understandings for this technique that consists of the Difficulty class of the User as well as the Opponent, and as to how far the user is capable of using this technique. When first learned the user is only capable of using this technique at a distance of ten meters. Each time this technique is learned the distance increases by another Ten Meters. The user is capable of making their shadow split and by doing so takes up the distance of the total form of the original technique. This means that if a user has this technique to where they can use thirty meters and wishes to make this technique split to three shadows the maximum distance is ten meters per shadow.

Difficulty on Escaping: If the user is the same Difficulty Class as that of the opponent, it takes five rounds for the user to be capable of escaping if they try to escape the whole time. For every rank higher the user is from the opponent the technique lasts for one more round. For every rank the user is below the opponent the number of rounds decrease by one. Now for every two people you trap the technique decreases by holding by one round. This means that if you are a D-Difficulty Class, fighting against two D-Difficulty classes and achieved to where you have caught both of them, you can only hold them for four rounds.
Limit: Nara Clan Technique



Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu (Water Clone)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect:
Special: Handseals
Drawback:
Description: Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique that utilizes water to create a Bunshin clone. Unlike a normal Bunshin, the Mizu Bunshin has the ability to interact more with the environment due to it having physical substance. This allows the clone to carry out limited attacks on its target. The range of the clone is limited; however, it can not travel very far from the original body. If the Mizu Bunshin is injured, the clone will usually revert back into its natural water state. When first learned the user is capable of having or capable of creating up to Five Clones. Each time learned the user learns this technique the number of Clones is capable of increasing by one. The maximum amount of clones is Ten for the Difficulty Class of D Rank. For each Difficulty Rank Increase the number increases by five of maximum but learning is still one per learned.
Limit: Water Release

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[pandoru]

+7

{26/30}

[kazumaru]

Kazumaru, after a long rest to regain his chakra, was now eating his lunch. it was more of a snack than a lunch. He dug his teeth into soft white bread, with ham, lettuce, and tomato on it. he hadnt had time to pack much else. only a small pastry.

after nearly ten minutes, kazumaru finished eating, and had a plan, fresh in his mind, that would complete his training for now. The recent rain had left large puddles everywhere around the clearing. forcing out some chakra, k.azumaru shaped these puddles into 5 different water clones.

"alright," he said "this is our final excersize. i nees to be able to capture groups of enemies with the Kagemane No Jutsu, and fighting all of you will help me do this."

"ok..." one clone muttered. another one sighed as the others got into fighting stances to prepare for the excersize. this time, Kazumaru struck first. Taking out a kunai, he caught his first clone unprepared. "what a waste of chakra..." he complained, as he blocked a kick from a clone. one of the clones caught Kazumaru with a left hook, thrusting him into a tree behind him.

Recovering, Kazumaru put his final plan into motion. he took out 15 senbon needles, and held them with his teeth. he rushed towards the clones, and instead of attacking them, he took out a flash bomb.

*BANG*

A large area of light surrounded the area doing two things... stunning the clones... and the light made his shadow larger...

stretching his shadow up to what was now a maximum of 20 meters. Kazumaru entrapped all 4 of the clones that were left. with a triumphant grin, Kazumaru took the needles from his mouth, and threw them at the clones, each one exploding as the needles hit them.

once again puddles on the ground, the clones had been bested, and Kazumaru was tired... he thought he would go back home, and he would sleep long and well through the night.

kazumaru said:

Kagemane no Jutsu, (Shadow Imitation Technique)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: The signature move of the Nara family, this jutsu allows the user to control their own shadow and merge it with their opponent's shadow, combining them. This links the movements of the user with the target; the target is subsequently forced to make any movement the user makes. It is an extremely versatile technique, as the user can contract and change the shape of their shadow, potentially grabbing multiple targets at once. The degree to which the user's shadow can be stretched is limited by its total surface area.
Special: Seals are used but unknown.
Drawback: Must Be Learned Multiple times in order to truly achieve something grand.
Description: Using the shadows of other objects, the user can extend their shadow beyond its normal range. The amount of time for which an opponent can be held is limited by the user's chakra, since the user must constantly maintain the jutsu. The jutsu is also more difficult to maintain at greater ranges or for multiple opponents, since the user's shadow must be stretched constantly. At closer ranges, it requires considerably less effort on the user's part. Additionally, the target can force their way free with enough effort, though the amount of effort required to do so is considerable. There are two tables or understandings for this technique that consists of the Difficulty class of the User as well as the Opponent, and as to how far the user is capable of using this technique. When first learned the user is only capable of using this technique at a distance of ten meters. Each time this technique is learned the distance increases by another Ten Meters. The user is capable of making their shadow split and by doing so takes up the distance of the total form of the original technique. This means that if a user has this technique to where they can use thirty meters and wishes to make this technique split to three shadows the maximum distance is ten meters per shadow.

Difficulty on Escaping: If the user is the same Difficulty Class as that of the opponent, it takes five rounds for the user to be capable of escaping if they try to escape the whole time. For every rank higher the user is from the opponent the technique lasts for one more round. For every rank the user is below the opponent the number of rounds decrease by one. Now for every two people you trap the technique decreases by holding by one round. This means that if you are a D-Difficulty Class, fighting against two D-Difficulty classes and achieved to where you have caught both of them, you can only hold them for four rounds.
Limit: Nara Clan Technique



Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu (Water Clone)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect:
Special: Handseals
Drawback:
Description: Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique that utilizes water to create a Bunshin clone. Unlike a normal Bunshin, the Mizu Bunshin has the ability to interact more with the environment due to it having physical substance. This allows the clone to carry out limited attacks on its target. The range of the clone is limited; however, it can not travel very far from the original body. If the Mizu Bunshin is injured, the clone will usually revert back into its natural water state. When first learned the user is capable of having or capable of creating up to Five Clones. Each time learned the user learns this technique the number of Clones is capable of increasing by one. The maximum amount of clones is Ten for the Difficulty Class of D Rank. For each Difficulty Rank Increase the number increases by five of maximum but learning is still one per learned.
Limit: Water Release

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[psyche]

Learned!